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MoneyWeek is a weekly magazine that enables you to become a better-informed, smarter investor and enjoy the rewards of managing your money with confidence. Week-in, week-out we'll guide you through the financial world as it changes, alerting you to all the opportunities to profit and dangers to avoid, as they appear. Income strategies, rising-star companies, the best funds and trusts, clever ways to preserve your wealth during market turmoil... you will get the best ideas from the sharpest financial minds and investing professionals in Britain.

From the editor-in-chief...

Yes, sell Fifa – but to the fans

Look to UK as cracks appear in AI trade

Nostradamus of AI fails to foresee flop

Fed chairman's honeymoon over

US helps Japan prop up yen

Viewpoint

■ AI bubble has peaked

A bitter pill for the market • Shareholders in AstraZeneca are not keen on a potential deal with US pharmaceuticals giant Bristol Myers Squibb. Matthew Partridge reports

Investors are losing patience with Meta

BP quits the North Sea

The bond market will burn Burnham • Our new prime minister’s political and economic room for manoeuvre is extremely limited, says Helen Thomas

News

A social-media ban for children • The government plans to police under-16s’ online activities from next year. Simon Wilson reports

Act quickly to save London • The UK’s new government will make a terrible mistake if it prioritises the North over the capital

City talk

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

A better bet than Britain • Europe has many challenges, but its broader market offers plenty of opportunities for this trust

Activist watch

Short positions… Prologis set to snap up Segro

Moving the world’s money • Mastercard and Visa earn vast profits by taking a tiny cut from thousands of payments per second. Yet new technology and political tensions could disrupt this highly valued duopoly, says Jamie Ward

An unloved fintech going cheap • This lending platform has had a tricky time since floating in 2018, but looks well-placed for growth

How to make tax digital • The new income-tax system could give your business a boost

Who must sign up – and when?

Petty cash... software to get started

Admiral looks admirable • The insurer is harnessing AI and continues to diversify its operations

Betting on politics... US governors’ races

How my tips have fared

The stocks helping Europe strengthen its standing in a turbulent world • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Harry Halewood, product specialist for the Making Europe Great Again UCITS ETF

CLASSIC Alex

A genius shooting for the moon • “Baby-faced billionaire” Yang Zhilin was a teen coding prodigy. Now he is moving global markets with China’s most significant contribution to AI since DeepSeek. Jane Lewis reports

Paranormal spoonbender takes on Trump’s mind

Wine of the week: fill up your trolley at Tesco

Who pays for emerging art? • Sarah Ryan explains the challenges of running an art gallery and why she is setting up a foundation

Property • This week: houses with wildlife ponds – from a 17th-century former farmhouse surrounded by a moat in Sampford, Essex, to a converted 19th-century windmill in Leicester

A restful retreat in Vietnam • Katie Monk enjoys peace and serenity at the luxury Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai

Crossword

Bonds remain a bad bet • The US Federal Reserve is in no hurry to squeeze inflation out of the system

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